Glove



Jan. 26, 1943. s. w. e lssMANN 2,309,504

GLOVE Filed June 24, 1942 a/aciyS K417601126 @e/ssmann BY W5 AfroRNm I Patented Jan. 26, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GLOVE Gladys Whitcomb Geissmann, New York, N. Y. Application June 24, 1942, Serial No. 448,192

2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in gloves and has as its principal object the provision of easily assembled gloves having highly flexible, well-fitting thumb portions of simplified construction.

Gloves of the type embodying the present invention include the usual palm and back portions having forefinger, middle finger and little finger portions formed thereon.

The finger portions on the palm and back portions of the glove may be joined by fourchettes in any of the usual ways, for example, with the seam-s coming together at the tips of the fingers or with the fourchettes extending continuously over the ends of the fingers.

The palm portion of the glove is characterized by having the back portion of the thumb formed integrally therewith to avoid a seam in the palm of the glove extending around the base of the thumb, The thumb front is a separate part of a novel shape that is particularly adapted to impart improved appearance, flexibility, and an excellent fit to the thumb of the glove.

The thumb front portion of the glove is so constructed and arranged with relation to the remainder of the glove that it provides adequate spacing between the thumb and forefinger, permits the thumb portion to be offset properly in relation to the fingers of the glove in such a manner that twisting of the thumb is avoided and. improved flexibility is obtained.

For a better understanding of the present invention, reference may be had to the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a front View of the glove embodying the present invention with the thumb folded downwardly to show the shape of the thumb front; 7 a

Figure 2 is a view in elevation of the back portion of the glove;

Figure 3 is a view of the palm portion of the glove and the thumb front adjacent thereto illustratin the maner in which these portions may be produced from a single sheet of material; and

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the glove embodying the present invention.

The form of glove chosen for illustration includes a palm portion In having finger portions H, 2, l3 and I4 formed thereon. The palm porticn H3 is shown as having a short cufi portion l5 thereon, but this cuff portion may be of any length or shape, as desired.

The back portion it of the glove is provided with complemental finger portions Ila, 12a, I30. and Ma and with a cuff portion I 1 corresponding substantially inshape-to the cuif portion l5 of the blank it. The blanks lO-and l6 illustrated in Figs. 2 and ,3 are formed from separate pieces -of material, although they may be cut from a single sheet of material, if desired.

As illustrated in Fig. 1, the edge portions la and 511 of the palm and back portions are joined by a seam extendin from the adjacent cuff edges up to the tipsof the little finger portions l4, Idea.

The free edges of finger portions Ila, lZa, [3a and Ma. and H, l2, l3 and I4, respectiveoy, may be joined byfourchette strips of any desired type extending from the ends of the finger portions M, Ma to the ends of'the forefinger portions ll,lla.

The above-describedconstruction is conventional and inasmuch as it forms no part of the present invention, it may be varied-widely as the purpose demands.

The thumb -of the glove-which embodies the present invention is illustrated particularly in Figures 1 and 3-of the drawing. The thumb it of the glove is formed of two portions, namely,

a back portion [8a and a front portion Nib. The

thumb back portion Isa is integral with the palm portion of the glove, as shown particularly in Figure 3, and projects at an acute angle to the center line of the finger portion H of the glove. The thumb portion I 80, is characterized by a rounded end I and diverging edge portions [801 and l8e. The edge portion lBe is extended inwardly beneath the forefinger l I to form a. notch 19 which is inclined at an acute angle to the axis of the forefinger portion H. The function of the notch i9 is to aid in properlylocating the base of the thumb l8 with respect to the fingers and palm of the glove,

The edge 18d of the thumb back portion extends downwardly and terminates in a laterally projecting point It which serves to increase the spacing of the thumb Hi from the forefinger of the glove and to impart increased freedom of movement of the thumb relatively to the remainder of the glove, as will be described.

From the point l8f the edge l8g of the thumb portion l8a is inclined downwardly and inwardly toward the cuff portion l5 of the palm blank. The cufi portion I5 has an edge I5a merging into the edge I89 which is in substantial alignment with the outer edge I I0 of the forefinger portion ll so that these edge portions l5a, 18g and He can be joined to the edge ltd and the edge lid of the back portion It by means of a substantially straight seam 20, as shown particularly in Figure 1. The curved edge portion I89, when terminal edge [8m extending substantially parallel to the edges of the portion I89. The offset portion i8l permits proper positioning of the thumb I B with respect to the fingers and provides sufiicient space between the thumb l8 and the forefinger portion to render the thumb flexible and to accommodate the web between the thumb and forefinger of the hand. The edge 18m of thumb front l8b is joined to the back portion 16 of the glove by means of the seam 20. The remaining edges of the thumb front 3b are joined to the edges 180, I811, I8e to the point [8 of the thumb back l8a by means of a seam 2| extending around the entire periphery of these elements.

By securing the thumb front lBb to the thumb back I8a in the manner described above, the completed thumb i8 is below and partly in front of the forefinger but is spaced therefrom a distance sufficient to permit the thumb to be moved into all desired positions without binding.

Therefore, the entire thumb I8 is highly flexible and is located in the proper position to receive the normal human thumb.

As illustrated in Figure 3, the thumb front tab l8b may be cut from otherwise wasted material in the blank 22 shown in dotted lines, thereby reducing the amount of material used in the glove and permitting the palm blank l0 and the thumb front [8b to be formed in a single operation. Moreover. my new glove construction simplifies the assembly of .the glove blanks into the finished glove by eliminating the seam, common to most types of gloves, that extends around the base of the thumb in the palm portion of the glove. Instead of the complicated procedure of setting in a separate thumb as in conventional glove making, the precision-cut thumb front tab forming the upper surface of the thumb can be sewn in very quickly and thereby completes the whole palm-thumb section in one simple operation.

Thereafter the completed seamless palm section is joined to the back section with one seam up each side of the glove eliminating other forms of complicated seams found in the thumb palm and forefinger area in other types of gloves.

This use of a thumb front tab of the type Inasmuch as my improved gloves may be varied considerably without departing from the invention, the glove disclosed herein should be considered as illustrative, only, and not as limiting the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. In a glove having palm and back portions with forefinger and other finger portions thereon; the combination therewith of a thumb consisting of a thumb front portion and a thumb back portion, said thumb back portion being seamlessly united with said palm portion and having a rounded outer end and edges diverging from said rounded end, one of said edges terminating in a laterally projecting point at the outer edge of said palm portion, the other of said edges being inclined inwardly and extending beneath and inwardly of the outer edge of the forefinger portion, said thumb front portion having a rounded end and edges extending therefrom, first, in substantially parallel straight lines and then curving laterally and being joined by a substantially straight edge substantially parallel to said straight lines, said straight edge being joined to said back portion by a seam extending parallel to said straight edge and joining the outer edges of said forefinger portions on said palm and back portions and said rounded ends and said edges of said thumb front and thumb back portions being joined respectively by a seam extending therearound.

2. A glove having palm and back portions having fore, middle and little finger portions thereon, said palm and back portions being joined along the edge adjacent said little finger and being joined along the forefinger edge by a seam extending to the tips of said forefinger portions, a thumb back portion seamlessly united with said palm portion and having an outer edge joined by said seam to said back portion, and a thumb front portion corresponding substantially in shape to the outline of a human thumb and the web between the thumb and the forefinger of a human hand, having a straight edge secured to said back portion by said seam, an intermediate portion inclined downwardly across said palm portion beneath said forefinger portions and a rounded end portion, said intermediate and rounded end portions being joined by a seam to said thumb back portion by a seam extending around the peripheries thereof.

GLADYS WHITCOMB GEISSMANN. 

